Health

From Beaver Juice To Fish Bladders, Here’s What’s Really In Your Alcohol

A few years ago, I was casually sipping on a hard seltzer when I felt my stomach seize. I knew almost immediately that I was having an allergic reaction, so I grabbed the can and scanned the ingredient list searching for hops or pork, the two random foods to which […]

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 Trailer Teases….More Torture

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 Trailer Teases….More Torture

June Osborne may be Gilead’s Public Enemy No. 1, but that won’t stop her from seeking justice. In the first full trailer for season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale, we get a sense that the upcoming episodes will deliver more drama, tension, and yes, — sigh — more torture. Season […]

An Asian Woman Was Attacked On The Street In NYC & No One Did Anything

An Asian Woman Was Attacked On The Street In NYC & No One Did Anything

LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 27: A Stop Asian Hate rally in Koreatown on Saturday, March 27, 2021 attracted hundreds of participants. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Two weeks after the massacre of eight people — including six Asian women — in the United States, violence […]

Why Do Fashion People Love Virginia Woolf So Much?

Why Do Fashion People Love Virginia Woolf So Much?

US model Bella Hadid presents a creation of British designer Kim Jones for the Fendi’s Spring-Summer 2021 collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on January 27, 2021. – British designer Kim Jones presents his first ever Couture Collection for Fendi since he joinded Italian fashion house […]

Group Chats Were Always Important. During The Pandemic, They Became Essential.

It was December 2020, and Martha Midkiff was sick and nervous. She was so nervous, it was making her sick. No — she was sick and it was making her nervous.  She had a cough. A bit of a fever. Given the ongoing pandemic, her first concern was that she’d […]

Everything Wrong With This Vaginal pH “Cleanser”

Everything Wrong With This Vaginal pH “Cleanser”

A disclaimer: One of my least favourite places in the world is the so-called “feminine hygiene” aisle at my local chemist. Under horrible fluorescent lights sits an array of largely unnecessary vaginal products, often packaged in the unnatural pink hue of Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape. Sure, some of them are […]

Money Diary: A 27-Year-Old Mum & Administrator In NE Scotland

Money Diary: A 27-Year-Old Mum & Administrator In NE Scotland

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I am a relatively new mum trying to […]

The Black Maternity Scandal: Will Anything Ever Change?

The Black Maternity Scandal: Will Anything Ever Change?

In November 2020 the House of Lords and the House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights published the report, “Black People, Racism and Human Rights“. The report was in response to the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Black people, the killing of George Floyd in the United States […]

TikTok Tries To Teach Olivia Jade The Difference Between Accountability & Public Shaming

TikTok Tries To Teach Olivia Jade The Difference Between Accountability & Public Shaming

Olivia Jade Giannulli may have had her moment of reckoning at the iconic red table, but the influencer isn’t quite done dealing with the consequences of her involvement in the high profile federal case better known as Operation Varsity Blues. The drama continues years later, and this time, TikTok is […]

Chrissy Teigen Calls This Look Her “Midlife Crisis Hair”

Chrissy Teigen Calls This Look Her “Midlife Crisis Hair”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 19: Chrissy Teigen arrives at NBC studios with daughter Luna on February 19, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images) In the past week, Chrissy Teigen has deleted her Twitter, launched her plant-based home-cleaning line in collaboration with Kris Jenner, and still […]